--- a/servers/slapd/slapd.conf
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapd.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # See slapd.conf(5) for details on configuration options.
 # This file should NOT be world readable.
 #
-include		%SYSCONFDIR%/schema/core.schema
+include		/etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
 
 # Define global ACLs to disable default read access.
 
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 # service AND an understanding of referrals.
 #referral	ldap://root.openldap.org
 
-pidfile		%LOCALSTATEDIR%/run/slapd.pid
-argsfile	%LOCALSTATEDIR%/run/slapd.args
+# If you change this, adjust pidfile path also in runscript!
+pidfile		/run/openldap/slapd.pid
+argsfile	/run/openldap/slapd.args
 
 # Load dynamic backend modules:
-# modulepath	%MODULEDIR%
-# moduleload	back_mdb.la
-# moduleload	back_ldap.la
+modulepath	/usr/lib/openldap
+moduleload	back_mdb.so
+# moduleload	back_hdb.so
+# moduleload	back_bbd.so
+# moduleload	back_ldap.so
 
 # Sample security restrictions
 #	Require integrity protection (prevent hijacking)
@@ -53,13 +56,16 @@
 maxsize		1073741824
 suffix		"dc=my-domain,dc=com"
 rootdn		"cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com"
+
 # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
 # be avoid.  See slappasswd(8) and slapd.conf(5) for details.
 # Use of strong authentication encouraged.
 rootpw		secret
+
 # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND 
 # should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools.
 # Mode 700 recommended.
-directory	%LOCALSTATEDIR%/openldap-data
+directory	/var/lib/openldap/openldap-data
+
 # Indices to maintain
 index	objectClass	eq
--- a/servers/slapd/slapd.ldif
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapd.ldif
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 #
 # Define global ACLs to disable default read access.
 #
-olcArgsFile: %LOCALSTATEDIR%/run/slapd.args
-olcPidFile: %LOCALSTATEDIR%/run/slapd.pid
+# If you change this, set pidfile variable in /etc/conf.d/slapd!
+olcPidFile: /run/openldap/slapd.pid
+olcArgsFile: /run/openldap/slapd.args
 #
 # Do not enable referrals until AFTER you have a working directory
 # service AND an understanding of referrals.
@@ -26,22 +27,23 @@
 #
 # Load dynamic backend modules:
 #
-#dn: cn=module,cn=config
-#objectClass: olcModuleList
-#cn: module
-#olcModulepath:	%MODULEDIR%
-#olcModuleload:	back_bdb.la
-#olcModuleload:	back_hdb.la
-#olcModuleload:	back_ldap.la
-#olcModuleload:	back_passwd.la
-#olcModuleload:	back_shell.la
+dn: cn=module,cn=config
+objectClass: olcModuleList
+cn: module
+olcModulepath:	/usr/lib/openldap
+#olcModuleload:	back_bdb.so
+#olcModuleload:	back_hdb.so
+#olcModuleload:	back_ldap.so
+olcModuleload:	back_mdb.so
+#olcModuleload:	back_passwd.so
+#olcModuleload:	back_shell.so
 
 
 dn: cn=schema,cn=config
 objectClass: olcSchemaConfig
 cn: schema
 
-include: file://%SYSCONFDIR%/schema/core.ldif
+include: file:///etc/openldap/schema/core.ldif
 
 # Frontend settings
 #
@@ -83,13 +85,16 @@
 olcDatabase: mdb
 olcSuffix: dc=my-domain,dc=com
 olcRootDN: cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com
+
 # Cleartext passwords, especially for the rootdn, should
 # be avoided.  See slappasswd(8) and slapd-config(5) for details.
 # Use of strong authentication encouraged.
 olcRootPW: secret
+
 # The database directory MUST exist prior to running slapd AND 
 # should only be accessible by the slapd and slap tools.
 # Mode 700 recommended.
-olcDbDirectory:	%LOCALSTATEDIR%/openldap-data
+olcDbDirectory:	/var/lib/openldap/openldap-data
+
 # Indices to maintain
 olcDbIndex: objectClass eq